Ralph Chris EICKHOF

1920 - 2007  (86 years)

• Name	Ralph Chris EICKHOF
  Birth	3 Jul 1920	Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	16 Feb 1942	Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  	549 Summit Ave.
  Religion	Lutheran
  Education	University of Minnesota
  Occupation	Businessman
  Death	18 Jan 2007	Sugar Land, Fort Bend, Texas, USA   [3, 4]
  	at the home of his daughter, Joan Marie Batts
  Burial	Lima Cemetery, Polk County, Minnesota, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I56758	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Betty Joy SAUL,   b. 22 Oct 1926, Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA d. 26 Jul 2002, Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1946	Polk County, Minnesota, USA   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F37308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2021

  
  

• Notes

  “A graduate of Central High School in Crookston and the University of Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis, Ralph attended Columbia University in New York City and became a Navy Lieutenant in World War II, serving in the Pacific for two years. “He helped run family businesses in Crookston, including Otto J. Eickhof & Sons, a general construction company; The Crookston Millwork, a fine wood cabinet manufacturer; and Union Redi-Mix, a ready-mix concrete delivery company; and was president of Red River Alfalfa, an alfalfa dehydrating company, and Minn-Dak Mack Trucks, a Mack Trucks dealership. In later years, Ralph owned and operated trucking companies that included Sugarlines in Hillsboro, ND, Banana Transport in Tampa, FL and Truck Fax in San Francisco, CA; and, until most recently, was a broker for Sureway Transportation in St. Cloud, MN (where Ralph was honored as the company’s oldest living employee before his passing). “Ralph was active in civic and church affairs. He was president of the American Dehydrators Association, when it met in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 1964. In Crookston, he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and served as president of the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce and Crookston Jobs, Inc. He was also a director of the Polk County State Bank, American Federal Savings and Loan, and Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry. “A private pilot who lived life as if the sky were the limit, Ralph enjoyed family vacations, golfing, swimming and spending time with his family and friends at his homes at Union Lake near Erskine, MN and Boca Raton, FL.” [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1582] Ancestry.com, Various sources, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Minnesota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56. [S2467] Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota People Records Search, Birth Certificate Number: 1920-25824. [S3697] Wednesday, January 25, 2017. [S3696] Find A Grave, Lima Cemetery, Polk County, Minnesota, USA, 12 Jan 2021. [S3671] Minnesota Official Marriage System, Certificate Number: A-12/39.